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
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
headlongheadfirst
equipoisea state of equilibrium
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
speechlessunable to speak : dumb