GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |