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 |
|---|---|
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| dingy | dirty |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |