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 |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| aspirant | one who aspires |