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 |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| perforate | to make a hole through |