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 |
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| nether | situated down or below : lower |
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| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
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| endorse | to write on the back of |
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