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 |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| finished | entirely done |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |