GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| puerile | juvenile |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| benison | blessing |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |