GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
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poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
pugilist | fighter |
animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |