GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
debuta first appearance
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
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sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
catholicroman catholic
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
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