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
fraileasily led into evil
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
hurlrush
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis