GRE Word List
ENSCONCE
shelter
The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.
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|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
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| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| occident | west |
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