GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |