GRE Word List

BLACKBALL

to vote against

The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.

Random words

WordMeaning
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
poisebalance
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion