GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |