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 |
|---|---|
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |