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 |
|---|---|
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |