GRE Word List
HIBERNAL
of, relating to, or occurring in winter
The meaning of the word hibernal is of, relating to, or occurring in winter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |