GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |