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 |
|---|---|
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
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| natal | native |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
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| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |