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
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
fervidvery hot : burning
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way