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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| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
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| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
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| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |