GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
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| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |