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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |