GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
punditpandit
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
myriadten thousand
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner