GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |