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 |
|---|---|
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |