GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |