GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
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| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
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| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| trenchant | keen |