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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WordMeaning
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
celerityrapidity of motion or action
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices