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
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous