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enclave

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

a distinct territory or group enclosed within a larger surrounding area

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Enclave in a sentence

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The old quarter remained a quiet enclave of artists amid the sprawling city.

Synonyms
pocketdistrictghetto
Antonyms

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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Enclave (noun) means a distinct territory or group enclosed within a larger surrounding area
Here is enclave used in an example sentence: "The old quarter remained a quiet enclave of artists amid the sprawling city."
Common synonyms for enclave include pocket, district, ghetto.
Enclave is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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