GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
duressforcible restraint or restriction