GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
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emollientmaking soft or supple
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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun