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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| spare | not being used |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |