GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| modish | fashionable |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |