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
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| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| slake | subside |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
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| douse | to plunge into water |
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