GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |