GRE Word List

DOTE

to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage

The meaning of the word dote is to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage.

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WordMeaning
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
fructifyto bear fruit
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
retrenchcut down
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation