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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
