GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
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| savory | having savor: such as |
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| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |