GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| dingy | dirty |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |