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 |
|---|---|
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| foppish | foolish |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |