Gist
Gist noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.
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Knowledge
Knowledge noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.
Gist and knowledge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gist" instead a noun "Knowledge".
Nearby Word: knowledgeable
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Smarter Than You Look: Although Venkman comes off as a cynical slacker who doesn't seem to get the gist of things as times, it's obvious that he has just as much knowledge of the supernatural as Ray and Egon.
Source: Film / Ghostbusters (1984)
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