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 |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |