GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| dire | exciting horror |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| recast | to cast again |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| purge | to clear of guilt |