GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |