GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |