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 |
|---|---|
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |