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.

Random words

WordMeaning
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
shoveto push along
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation