GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |