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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WordMeaning
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
derelictionan intentional abandonment