GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| quarry | game |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |