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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |