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
trampletramp
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
igniteto set afire
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
prepossessingcreating prejudice