GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |