GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| mischance | bad luck |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |