GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
sybaritevoluptuary
seedycontaining or full of seeds
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter