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 |
|---|---|
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |