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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| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |