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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |