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 |
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| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
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| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |