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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |