GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
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|---|---|
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| dolt | a stupid person |
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| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
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