GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

Random words

WordMeaning
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
corpusclea minute particle
conventionalformed by agreement or compact