GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mendicant | beggar |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |