GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| influx | a coming in |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |