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
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
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reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
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vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
veerto change direction or course
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed