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 |
|---|---|
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
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| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
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