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 |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |