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
affirmationthe act of affirming
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
connivancethe act of conniving
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
supinelying on the back or with the face upward