GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |