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 |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |