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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|---|---|
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |