GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
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| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |