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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| momentum | a property (see property |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| approbation | commendation |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |