GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| juncture | a point of time |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |