GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
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dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
hydrophobiarabies
minusculevery small
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive