GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |