GRE Word List
REFURBISH
renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish
The meaning of the word refurbish is renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish.
Random words
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tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
adore | love deeply and respect highly |
pith | core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance |
nomenclature | terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things |
trim | make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order |
analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
exiguous | small in amount; minute |
dupe | someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive |
quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
omnivorous | eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything |