GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |