GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| compelling | that compels: such as |