GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| actuary | clerk |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| hubbub | noise |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |