GRE Word List

COMITY

friendly social atmosphere : social harmony

The meaning of the word comity is friendly social atmosphere : social harmony.

Random words

WordMeaning
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
inequityinjustice
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
grumbleto mutter in discontent