GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
pursea small bag for money
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager