GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |