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 |
|---|---|
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| attentive | mindful |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |