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 |
|---|---|
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| feint | something feigned |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |