GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
planeairplane
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious