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 |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |