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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sequesterto set apart : segregate
boorpeasant
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution