GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| polity | political organization |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |