GRE Word List
RAMSHACKLE
appearing ready to collapse : rickety
The meaning of the word ramshackle is appearing ready to collapse : rickety.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| grate | grating |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |