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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |