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

WordMeaning
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
hurlrush
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
suitorone that petitions or entreats
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art