GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |