GRE Word List
COMITY
courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
The meaning of the word comity is courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| dubious | questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety |
| inhibit | restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition |
| consanguineous | having a common ancestor |
| compendium | brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious |
| venal | capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal |
| relegate | put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division |
| steep | soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| agape | openmouthed |
