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
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence