GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |