GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |