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
irksometending to irk : tedious
dissipateto break up and drive off
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
oratorone who delivers an oration