Instill I Alphabets

impale [ im-PEYL ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. to fasten or stick
2. to pierce with something sharp or pointed
3. to punish and render helpless by piercing


USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
He impaled his sword into the dummy targets' chest during practice.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
A 13-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he became impaled on metal railings at his home in Walsall.
BBC, Teenager impaled on metal spike, 8 November, 2004

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implosion [ im-ploh-zhuh'n ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. an inward blast
2. a demolition technique where a controlled blast causes the structure to cave in and not blow up or explode outwards.

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The teacher explained that this chemical reaction would cause an implosion rather than an explosion.


USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
The demolition, a job valued at $1 million, was done for free with 10 pounds of explosives by Controlled Demolition Inc. of Phoenix, Md., in exchange for the right to videotape the implosion for promotional purposes.

CNN, Gettysburg tower imploded, Melia Bowie, 5 July 2000

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impermeable [ im-pur-mee-uh'-buh'l ]

[ adjective ]

MEANING :
1. resistant to seepage does not allow fluids to diffuse through

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The impermeable quality of plastic caused it to be used in an assortment of house-hold products.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
Balloon material is sterile, strong and impermeable.

BBC, Health- Balloon material in surgery breakthrough, Jane O'Brien, 5 August 1999

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