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 |
|---|---|
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |