GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |