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 |
|---|---|
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |