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 |
|---|---|
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| agape | wide open : gaping |