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 |
|---|---|
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |