GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| hurl | rush |