GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
deviouswandering
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
alleviaterelieve
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
interrogateto question formally and systematically
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger