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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |