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 |
|---|---|
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |