GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |