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 |
|---|---|
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |