GRE Word List
BLACKBALL
to vote against
The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haggard | not tamed |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| fell | skin |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |