Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
i broke and reached him a flagon of de grave. he emptied it at a breath. his eyes flashed with a fierce light. he laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation i did not understand. i looked at him in surprise. he repeated the movement --a grotesque one.
which word in the passage above is used to create a feeling of dread?
a. laughed
b. flashed
c. gesticulation
d. grotesque