GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
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protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |