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 |
|---|---|
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| effete | no longer fertile |