GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
remittancea sum of money remitted
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction