GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| demerit | offense |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| motley | variegated in color |