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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |