GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |