GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
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stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
interrogateto question formally and systematically
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