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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |