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 |
|---|---|
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| parlance | speech |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |