GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |