GRE Word List

BLACKBALL

to vote against

The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.

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meddlesomegiven to meddling
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
relishcharacteristic flavor
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow