GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
betokento typify beforehand : presage
obscuredark
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
peerlessmatchless
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
palliddeficient in color : wan