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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |