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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |