GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
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| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| apprehend | arrest |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| belie | to give a false impression of |