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 |
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precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
random | a haphazard course |
vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
buoyant | having buoyancy |
verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |