GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| license | permission to act |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |