GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
rivuleta small stream
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
cannyclever
kudospraise given for achievement
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
peddleto travel about with wares for sale