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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| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
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| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |