GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |