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 |
|---|---|
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| peerless | matchless |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |