GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| forebears | ancestor |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| nomenclature | name |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |