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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
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| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
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| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |