GRE Word List

COMITY

friendly social atmosphere : social harmony

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

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WordMeaning
gruntto utter a grunt
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
filthfoul or putrid matter
shama trick that deludes : hoax
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed