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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WordMeaning
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
sanctiona formal decree
scrappyconsisting of scraps
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
addlerotten
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space