GRE Word List
RANSACK
search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.
The meaning of the word ransack is search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| functional | made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism |
| ruminate | chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder) |
| soluble | able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved |
| versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility |
| abhor | detest; hate |
| earn | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
| receptive | quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
| irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
| codify | arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs |
