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 |
|---|---|
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| paradigm | example |
| polity | political organization |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |