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 |
|---|---|
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
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| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| brink | edge |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |