GRE Word List
RANSACK
to look through thoroughly in often a rough way
The meaning of the word ransack is to look through thoroughly in often a rough way.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |