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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| brazen | made of brass |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |