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
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
approbationcommendation
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
perditioneternal damnation
swillwash
forlornbereft
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey