GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |