GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| impinge | encroach |