GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beleaguer | besiege |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |