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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| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
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| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |