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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
