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 |
|---|---|
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |