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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| forte | one's strong point |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |