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 |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |