GRE vocabulary
Congeries
A continuous, massive collection or heap of miscellaneous things piled together.
Example
"The antique shop was an overwhelming congeries of porcelain clocks, rusted keys, and tarnished silver."
Etymology
From Latin 'congeries' ('heap, pile'), from 'congerere' ('to carry together, pile up').
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