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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| grate | grating |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |