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 |
|---|---|
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| executioner | one who executes |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |