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
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
quislingtraitor
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
evoketo call forth or up: such as
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general