GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |