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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WordMeaning
appurtenancesaccessory objects
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
fervidvery hot : burning
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem