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 |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |