GRE Word List
GESTICULATION
the act of making gestures
The meaning of the word gesticulation is the act of making gestures.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |