GRE Word List

SHAMBLES

a meat market

The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.

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absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
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perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
expertisethe skill of an expert
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ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
gruela thin porridge