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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passepast one's prime
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sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
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flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
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whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
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