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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| spate | freshet |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |