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 |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
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| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
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| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| guileless | innocent |
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