GRE Word List
DOTE
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
The meaning of the word dote is be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amenities | convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
| illusory | illusive; deceptive; not real |
| mores | conventions; moral standards; moral customs |
| stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
| caulk | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| luxuriant | abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate |
| decelerate | slow down |
| diffidence | shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
| stoop | bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying |
