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 |
|---|---|
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| occident | west |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |