GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| skiff | any of various small boats |