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 |
|---|---|
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| headlong | headfirst |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |