GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| provenance | origin |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |