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Word: blackball

Definition: vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote


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::: vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
::: consequential - self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
::: decadence - decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
::: ordain - decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
::: parallelism - state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
::: indeterminate - uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
::: embroider - decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
::: perversion - corruption; turning from right to wrong
::: baleful - evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
::: steadfast - steadily loyal; unswerving; steady