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 |
|---|---|
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| deify | to make a god of |