GRE Word List

UPSHOT

the final result : outcome

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

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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
venuelocale
clichea trite phrase or expression
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
bestialof or relating to beasts
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking