GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| aria | air |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |