GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |