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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causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
cavalcadea procession (see procession
expoundto set forth : state
durationcontinuance in time
stemthe main trunk of a plant
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both