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.

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WordMeaning
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness