GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| sublimate | sublime |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |