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 |
|---|---|
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| calorific | caloric |