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 |
|---|---|
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |