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 |
|---|---|
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| provenance | origin |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| exegesis | exposition |
| lunar | crescent |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |