GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |