GRE Word List

NONENTITY

something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination

The meaning of the word nonentity is something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination.

Random words

WordMeaning
wardthe action or process of guarding
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
enamoredaffected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
gerontocracyrule by elders
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance