GRE Word List
MORES
the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
The meaning of the word mores is the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |