GRE Word List
RAMSHACKLE
appearing ready to collapse : rickety
The meaning of the word ramshackle is appearing ready to collapse : rickety.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| giddy | dizzy |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |