GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| niggle | trifle |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |