GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
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| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
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| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
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