GRE Word List
COMEUPPANCE
a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
The meaning of the word comeuppance is a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| nexus | connection |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |