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 |
|---|---|
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| purported | reputed |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |