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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staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
recessthe action of receding : recession
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
queruloushabitually complaining
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals