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 |
|---|---|
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |