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 |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| osseous | bony |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |