GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

Random words

WordMeaning
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
extantcurrently or actually existing
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept