GRE Word List
AMASS
to collect for oneself : accumulate
The meaning of the word amass is to collect for oneself : accumulate.
Random words
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recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
fuddle | booze |
malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |