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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| duration | continuance in time |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |