GRE Word List
REFURBISH
to brighten or freshen up : renovate
The meaning of the word refurbish is to brighten or freshen up : renovate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |