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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| 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 |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |