GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| cohorts | companion |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| brazen | made of brass |