GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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WordMeaning
commandeerto compel to perform military service
dissentto withhold assent or approval
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optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
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felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
replenishto fill or build up again
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue