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 |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| 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 |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |