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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |