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 |
|---|---|
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| brawny | muscular |