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 |
|---|---|
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| concatenate | linked together |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |