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

WordMeaning
emanateto come out from a source
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
shama trick that deludes : hoax
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure