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
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
ricketyaffected with rickets
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart