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 |
|---|---|
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| giddy | dizzy |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |