GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |