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 |
|---|---|
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| whimsy | whim |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |