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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
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| tawny | of the color tawny |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| executioner | one who executes |