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
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
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tannerone that tans hides
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spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
hauntto visit often : frequent
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
rectifyto set right : remedy