GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |