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 |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| misadventure | misfortune |