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 |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |