GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
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eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest