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 |
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| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| dally | to act playfully |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |