GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| cohorts | companion |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| grotto | cave |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |