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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| osseous | bony |