GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| tawny | of the color tawny |