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 |
|---|---|
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |