GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
exudeto ooze out
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities