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 |
|---|---|
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| ensconce | shelter |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |