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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regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
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savanta person of learning
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
quietudea quiet state : repose
impoliticnot politic : unwise
compressto press or squeeze together
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool