GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convene | to come together in a body |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| corrugated | having corrugations |