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 |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| acclaim | applaud |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |