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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| haven | harbor |