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 |
|---|---|
| dissension | disagreement |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |