GRE Word List
DOLDRUMS
a spell of listlessness or despondency
The meaning of the word doldrums is a spell of listlessness or despondency.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |