GRE Word List

BLACKBALL

to vote against

The meaning of the word blackball is to vote against.

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trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
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peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
blisscomplete happiness
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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)