GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
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| coin | corner |
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| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
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| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
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| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |