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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |