GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |