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 |
|---|---|
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |