GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
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|---|---|
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| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
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| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |