GRE Word List
UPSHOT
outcome; final result
The meaning of the word upshot is outcome; final result.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent; ancestry |
| indubitable | unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable |
| gadfly | animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| cow | terrorize; intimidate |
| titillate | tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it |
| annals | records arranged in yearly parts; history |
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| rotund | (of a person) fat and round |