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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WordMeaning
ordainto invest (see invest
impetusa driving force : impulse
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
lampoonsatire
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals