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 |
|---|---|
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |