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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| realm | kingdom |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |