GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |