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 |
|---|---|
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| mendicant | beggar |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |