GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |