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 |
|---|---|
| devious | wandering |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| exploit | deed |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |