GRE Word List

IMPLODE

to burst inward

The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.

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WordMeaning
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
parleyto speak with another : confer
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
dowseto plunge into water
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness