GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |