GRE Word List
AMASS
to collect for oneself : accumulate
The meaning of the word amass is to collect for oneself : accumulate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| freebooter | pirate |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |