GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| crass | gross |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |