GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| skimp | skimpy |
| sublimate | sublime |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |