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 |
|---|---|
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |