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 |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| desiccate | to dry up |