GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
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Word | Meaning |
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inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
polity | political organization |
cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |