GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

Random words

WordMeaning
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
celerityrapidity of motion or action
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
riderone that rides
mishapan unfortunate accident
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
extantcurrently or actually existing
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it