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 |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |