GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
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| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
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| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |