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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| benison | blessing |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| document | proof |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |