GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
passiveacted upon by an external agency
niggletrifle
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
appriseto give notice to : tell
discomposeto destroy the composure of
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
handsomehaving a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment