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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |