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 |
|---|---|
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| environ | encircle |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |