GRE Word List
TARNISH
to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
The meaning of the word tarnish is to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| brazen | made of brass |
| forebears | ancestor |