GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
headlongheadfirst
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
fuddlebooze
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable