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 |
|---|---|
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
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