GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| overweening | arrogant |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |