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 |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |