GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| verge | brink |
| arid | excessively dry |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |