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 |
|---|---|
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |