GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |