GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| plait | pleat |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| recast | to cast again |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |