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 |
|---|---|
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| sear | being dried and withered |