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 |
|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |