GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |