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
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
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thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
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