GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |