GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |