GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |