GRE Word List

GIST

essence; main point; substance

The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.

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galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
equipoisea state of equilibrium
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pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
dozeto sleep lightly
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged