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 |
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abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
maverick | an unbranded range animal |
penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
momentum | a property (see property |
snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |