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 |
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unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
expound | to set forth : state |
ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
migrant | one that migrates: such as |