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 |
|---|---|
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
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| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
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