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ramshackle

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore R words

loosely held together and on the verge of collapse from neglect

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Ramshackle in a sentence

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They crossed a ramshackle bridge that swayed with every step.

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sturdysoundsolid
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Ramshackle (adjective) means loosely held together and on the verge of collapse from neglect
Here is ramshackle used in an example sentence: "They crossed a ramshackle bridge that swayed with every step."
Common synonyms for ramshackle include rickety, dilapidated, tumbledown.
Antonyms of ramshackle include sturdy, sound, solid.
Ramshackle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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