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 |
|---|---|
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| nourishment | food |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |