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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |