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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |