GRE Word List

REFURBISH

to brighten or freshen up : renovate

The meaning of the word refurbish is to brighten or freshen up : renovate.

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WordMeaning
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
implodeto burst inward
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another