GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| acclaim | applaud |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |