GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| endue | provide |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |