GRE Word List
COMITY
friendly social atmosphere : social harmony
The meaning of the word comity is friendly social atmosphere : social harmony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| wanton | merciless |
| broach | brooch |