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 |
|---|---|
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| grate | grating |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |