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 |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| progeny | descendants |
| broach | brooch |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |