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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| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
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| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
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