GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| prattle | prate |
| canny | clever |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |