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
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
quicksilvermercury
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated