GRE Word List
HIBERNATE
to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
The meaning of the word hibernate is to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state.
Random words
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elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
affected | artificial; pretended |
deft | characterized by facility and skill |
parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
sophist | philosopher |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |