GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
donto put on (an article of clothing)
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
reciprocateto give and take mutually
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
remediablecapable of being remedied
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
bouillona clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef