GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |