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 |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |