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 |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |