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 |
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premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
nexus | connection |