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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |