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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |