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.

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WordMeaning
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
woefulfull of woe : grievous
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
asunderinto parts