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 |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| lampoon | satire |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |