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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| Word | Meaning |
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| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
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| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |