GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |