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 |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |