GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |