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 |
|---|---|
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |