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 |
|---|---|
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |