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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |