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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| provident | frugal |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |