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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |