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 |
|---|---|
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |