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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cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
askew | out of line : at an angle |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
jocose | given to joking : merry |
rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |