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 |
|---|---|
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| condole | grieve |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |