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 |
|---|---|
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| pliant | pliable |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |