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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WordMeaning
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
aptitudeinclination
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
maverickan unbranded range animal
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul