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 |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| sentinel | sentry |