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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |