GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |