GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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WordMeaning
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
appeasepacify
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
estimablecapable of being estimated
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions