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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
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| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
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| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |