GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |