GRE Word List
AMASS
to collect for oneself : accumulate
The meaning of the word amass is to collect for oneself : accumulate.
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| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
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| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
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| polity | political organization |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
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