GRE Word List
UPSHOT
the final result : outcome
The meaning of the word upshot is the final result : outcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| peerless | matchless |