GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| facade | the front of a building |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |