GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |