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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |