GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |