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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |