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
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
natalnative