GRE Word List

SHAMBLES

a meat market

The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.

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analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head