GRE Word List
IMPLODE
burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
The meaning of the word implode is burst inward; CF. vaccum tube.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resonant | (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance |
| coda | concluding section of a musical or literary composition |
| impetus | moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| polarity | state of having two opposite qualities |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
| duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
| tithe | tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe |
| spry | (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble |
| unconscionable | unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand |
