GRE Word List
SHAMBLES
a meat market
The meaning of the word shambles is a meat market.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |