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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| disport | sport |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| pitfall | trap |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |