GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |