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 |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| broach | brooch |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| stilted | pompous |