GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
sobernot intoxicated
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
bestowto put to use : apply