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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |