GRE Word List

SHAMBLES

a meat market

The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.

Random words

WordMeaning
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
discloseto make known or public
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
recuperateto get back : regain
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
founderone that founds or establishes
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function