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 |
|---|---|
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |