GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |