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 |
|---|---|
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| purse | a small bag for money |