GRE Word List
IMPLODE
burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
The meaning of the word implode is burst inward; CF. vaccum tube.
Random words
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tutelage | guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction |
breach | breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V. |
insightful | discerning; perceptive |
jargon | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
abeyance | suspended action |
vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
forlorn | sad and lonely; wretched; desolate |
wake | trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war |
confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |