GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |