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 |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |