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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |