GRE Word List

SHAMBLES

a meat market

The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.

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WordMeaning
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
imminentready to take place : happening soon
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
depredationto lay waste : plunder