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 |
|---|---|
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |