GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| junket | trip |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |