GRE Word List
BURNISH
to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
The meaning of the word burnish is to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| succor | relief |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |