GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |