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 |
|---|---|
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| enduring | lasting |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |