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 |
|---|---|
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
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| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |