GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
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defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
inebriateone who is drunk
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
facadethe front of a building
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group