GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
vendorone that vends : seller
betokento typify beforehand : presage
denizeninhabitant
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
respitea period of temporary delay
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
mishapan unfortunate accident
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