GRE Word List

BLACKBALL

to vote against

The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.

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esteemthe regard in which one is held
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polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
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forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous