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 |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |