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 |
|---|---|
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| stench | stink |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |