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 |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| progeny | descendants |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |