GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| militate | to have weight or effect |