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 |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |