GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |