GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| refrain | curb |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |