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 |
|---|---|
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |