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
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
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effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
fraileasily led into evil
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet