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 |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |