GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| consort | associate |