GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| coin | corner |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| affected | artificial; pretended |