GRE vocabulary
Coalesce
To come together to form one mass or whole; to combine (elements) in a mass or whole.
Example
"The tiny droplets of water coalesced to form larger puddles on the sidewalk after the rain."
Etymology
From Latin 'coalescere' meaning 'grow together', from 'co-' 'together' + 'alescere' 'grow'.
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