GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
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