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 |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| lunar | crescent |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |