GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |