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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| natal | native |