GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
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|---|---|
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
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| succor | relief |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
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