GRE Word List
RUMMAGE
to make a thorough search or investigation
The meaning of the word rummage is to make a thorough search or investigation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flounder | flatfish |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| guileless | innocent |