GRE Word List

DOTAGE

a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness

The meaning of the word dotage is a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.

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WordMeaning
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
thronga multitude of assembled persons
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
pendulouspoised without visible support
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
ventto provide with a vent