GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
cessiona yielding to another : concession
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
fussyeasily upset : irritable
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath