GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| unkempt | not combed |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| leery | suspicious |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |