GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
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| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
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| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
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