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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |