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 |
|---|---|
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |