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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |