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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| conveyance | the action of conveying |
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| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |