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 |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |