GRE Word List

DOLDRUMS

a spell of listlessness or despondency

The meaning of the word doldrums is a spell of listlessness or despondency.

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effigyan image or representation especially of a person
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
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officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome