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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WordMeaning
solicitto make petition to : entreat
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
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longevitya long duration of individual life
grumbleto mutter in discontent
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
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averto declare positively
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension