GRE Word List
GIST
essence; main point; substance
The meaning of the word gist is essence; main point; substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |