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 |
|---|---|
| impenitent | not penitent |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| ploy | escapade |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| throes | pang |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |