GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |