GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |