GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| lunar | crescent |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| ancillary | subordinate |