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 |
|---|---|
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |