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 |
|---|---|
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| billow | wave |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |