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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |