GRE Word List
COMEUPPANCE
a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
The meaning of the word comeuppance is a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |