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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| lunar | crescent |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |