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 |
|---|---|
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
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| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |