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 |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| lewd | obscene |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |