GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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pliantpliable
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
provisionthe act or process of providing
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
bestialof or relating to beasts
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking