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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| demented | mad |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| recast | to cast again |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| exploit | deed |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |