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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| abnegation | denial |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |