GRE Word List
IMPLODE
to burst inward
The meaning of the word implode is to burst inward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| influx | a coming in |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
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| dyspeptic | indigestion |
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