GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| braid | to make from braids |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |