GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| convention | agreement |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| 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") |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| maroon | a dark red |