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 |
|---|---|
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| trappings | outward signs |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |