GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raspy | harsh |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |