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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |