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
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
vieto strive for superiority : contend
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
extrudeto force, press, or push out
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards