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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WordMeaning
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
equipoisea state of equilibrium
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection