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 |
|---|---|
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |