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 |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |