GRE Word List

SHAMBLES

a meat market

The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.

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accessiblecapable of being reached
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs