GRE Word List
RANSACK
search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.
The meaning of the word ransack is search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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functional | made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism |
ruminate | chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder) |
soluble | able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved |
versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility |
abhor | detest; hate |
earn | gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve |
receptive | quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal |
epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
codify | arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs |