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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |