GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |