GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| lout | to bow in respect |