GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |