GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| malediction | curse |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |