GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |