GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
unbridledunrestrained
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
maneuvera military or naval movement
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
militateto have weight or effect
executorone who executes something
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb