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 |
|---|---|
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| random | a haphazard course |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |