GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
(place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles.
The meaning of the word shambles is (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gracious | kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
| wiggle | wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions |
| tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
| apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| exude | flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation |
| distract | take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
| refulgent | effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon |
