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.

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expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
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monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
plaitpleat