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 |
|---|---|
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| shove | to push along |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |