GRE Word List
COMEUPPANCE
a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
The meaning of the word comeuppance is a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| appease | pacify |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |