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 |
|---|---|
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| defer | put off |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |