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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artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
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feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
upshot | the final result : outcome |
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pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
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