GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| stringent | tight |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| haggard | not tamed |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |