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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| scourge | whip |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| dart | a light spear |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |