GRE Word List
COALESCE
to grow together
The meaning of the word coalesce is to grow together.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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contrive | devise |
idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
expound | to set forth : state |
aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |