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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| debonair | suave |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |