GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
edificebuilding
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part