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.

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WordMeaning
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
contagiona contagious disease
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
representationalone that represents: such as
retaliateto return like for like