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
gushto issue copiously or violently
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
scrappyconsisting of scraps
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer