Select the word that means "capable of occurring or likely to occur".
The nurse manager increased the emergency room staff as an impending snowstorm brought the potential for fatal accidents and an increased incidence of emergency room visits.

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Potential means "capable of occurring o likely to occur."
Impending means "occurring in the near future" or "about to happen." The difference between impending and potential is that impending means that something will definitely happen and will happen soon; whereas potential means it might happen
Fatal refers to anything that could cause death. A fatal accident would be an accident causing someone to die.
Incidence means "an occurrence." This is different from potential because incidence refers to something that has happened whereas potential refers to something that might happen.

Select the Word That Means "Capable of Occurring or Likely