GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
premonitorygiving warning
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic