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 |
|---|---|
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
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| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
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| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| attentive | mindful |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |