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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manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
belaborto attack verbally
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
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