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 |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| sibling | sib |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| charlatan | quack |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |