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.

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WordMeaning
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
planeairplane
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted