GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| commune | talk over |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |