GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.

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WordMeaning
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality