GRE Word List
COMEUPPANCE
a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
The meaning of the word comeuppance is a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |