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

WordMeaning
fervidvery hot : burning
lewdobscene
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
addenduma thing added : addition
hovelan open shed or shelter
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful