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 |
|---|---|
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |