GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

Random words

WordMeaning
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
integralessential to completeness : constituent
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
inanimatenot animate:
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
collectedgathered together