GRE Word List
DOLDRUMS
a spell of listlessness or despondency
The meaning of the word doldrums is a spell of listlessness or despondency.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| lewd | obscene |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |