GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |