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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WordMeaning
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
quotidianoccurring every day
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
dilateto become enlarged or widened
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions