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 |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
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