GRE Word List

ENSCONCE

shelter

The meaning of the word ensconce is shelter.

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afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
abbreviateto make briefer
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
bogwet spongy ground
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as