GRE Word List
COMEUPPANCE
a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
The meaning of the word comeuppance is a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |