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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
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