GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| primal | original |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |