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 |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| wry | twist |