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
brevityshortness of duration
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finitehaving definite or definable limits
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
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facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
motea small particle : speck
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