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 |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |