GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |