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gist - Dictionary definition and meaning for word gist
Definition
(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Synonyms : burden , core , effect , essence
Definition
(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Synonyms : center , centre , core , essence , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , kernel , marrow , meat , nitty-gritty , nub , pith , substance , sum
Example Sentence
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story

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gist..sounds very similar to list.....SO your lecturer is asking you to LIST OUT THE MAIN POINTS of the paragraph.

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tell me the - guts - of your idea

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text: it's pretty much the gist

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