GRE Word List
COMEUPPANCE
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
The meaning of the word comeuppance is deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veracious | (of a person) truthful |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| pander | cater to (the low desires of others) |
| quirk | sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path |
| conservatory | school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| integrate | make whole; combine; make into one unit |
| blunder | error; stupid mistake |
| culmination | highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war |