GRE Word List

BLACKBALL

to vote against

The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.

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meteoricof or relating to a meteor
bitinghaving the power to bite
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maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
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clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
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