GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
thespianactor
sleightdeceitful craftiness
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
abodethe place where one lives : home
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law