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

WordMeaning
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
guisea form or style of dress : costume
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
inundateoverwhelm
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
whimsywhim
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party