GRE Word List

BLACKBALL

to vote against

The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.

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haggardnot tamed
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
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histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
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unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
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