GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| duration | continuance in time |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |