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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| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
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| pliant | pliable |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
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| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |