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 |
|---|---|
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| amity | friendship |
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| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |