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.
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|---|---|
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| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
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