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.
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flashy | showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
mange | skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair |
mace | ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon |
plait | braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail |
traumatic | (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |
sour | having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V. |
sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
surly | bad-tempered; rude; cross |
poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |