GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |