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

WordMeaning
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
purveyorone that purveys
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
strewto spread by scattering
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
opulencewealth
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion