GRE Word List

COMITY

friendly social atmosphere : social harmony

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

Random words

WordMeaning
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
fulcrumprop
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
breadthdistance from side to side : width
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation