GRE Word List
IMPLODE
burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
The meaning of the word implode is burst inward; CF. vaccum tube.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tutelage | guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction |
| breach | breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V. |
| insightful | discerning; perceptive |
| jargon | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| abeyance | suspended action |
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
| forlorn | sad and lonely; wretched; desolate |
| wake | trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war |
| confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
