GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| condign | deserved |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |