GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| sheer | unqualified |