GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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WordMeaning
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
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explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
unassumingnot assuming : modest
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innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound