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 |
|---|---|
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| drab | slattern |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| asunder | into parts |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |