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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |