GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| convention | agreement |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |