GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |