GRE Word List
GESTICULATION
the act of making gestures
The meaning of the word gesticulation is the act of making gestures.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| pitfall | trap |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |