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

WordMeaning
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
rivuleta small stream
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
preternaturalexisting outside of nature