GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |