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 |
|---|---|
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |