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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |