GRE Word List
HIBERNATE
sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation
The meaning of the word hibernate is sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peroration | conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length |
| pillory | punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N. |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| astral | relating to the stars |
| substantial | of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
| reprove | censure; rebuke; N. reproof |
| reminiscence | recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past |
| vixen | female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew |
| carillon | a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played |
| invalid | one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health |
