GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |