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.
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| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
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| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |