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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
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| mendicant | beggar |
| pilfer | steal |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
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| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |