GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
cataclysmflood
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
hivea container for housing honeybees
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
brawnthe flesh of a boar
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
dynamogenerator