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 |
|---|---|
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| swill | wash |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |