GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any 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 |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |