GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
welterwrithe
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
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