GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| quorum | a select group |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |