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 |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| sidetrack | siding |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |