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 |
|---|---|
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |