GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| exude | to ooze out |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |