GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
prime | the second of the canonical hours |
fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
vital | of the utmost importance |
inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |