GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
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pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
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protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
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