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 |
|---|---|
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |