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 |
|---|---|
| bauble | trinket |
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| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| pugilist | fighter |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |