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 |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |