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
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
randoma haphazard course
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs