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 |
|---|---|
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
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| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
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