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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| query | question |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |