GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
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| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
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| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| scotch | scottish |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
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| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |