GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |