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 |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| whimsy | whim |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| amity | friendship |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |