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 |
|---|---|
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |