GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
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overwhelm | upset |
lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
disputatious | inclined to dispute |
contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
filing | an act or instance of using a file |
supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |