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 |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |