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 |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| cue | the letter q |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |