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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
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| delve | excavate |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
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| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |