GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |